Infectious Disease - Page 355

July 21, 2022

Media call Biden’s COVID White House video ‘smartly done’ after attacking Trump’s as ‘deranged’ in 2020

President Biden experienced a friendlier media reaction to appearing on the White House balcony after his positive COVID-19 diagnosis than former President Trump in 2020.

July 21, 2022

Biden joins several Cabinet members, over 200 members of Congress, with positive COVID test

President Biden has COVID, along with more than 200 members of Congress who have contracted the virus since the beginning of the pandemic.

July 21, 2022

4 ATP men's tournaments in China canceled over COVID concerns

ATP men's tournaments canceled all four of its tournaments in China this year over coronavirus concerns. The ATP will play in several other countries.

July 21, 2022

COVID health question: Should older Americans receive booster shots?

President Biden has tested positive for COVID at age 79. Here's what all older American should know about receiving a second booster shot, with expert input and original comments.

July 21, 2022

Biden's COVID-19 diagnosis comes almost two years after pledging to 'shut down' virus

President Biden, who is fully vaccinated, tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Thursday after pledging on the campaign trail to repeatedly 'shut down' the COVID-19 virus.

July 21, 2022

CNN guests praise White House's 'transparency' on Biden's COVID diagnosis: 'A teaching moment'

CNN medical analyst Leana Wen praised the White House's "transparency" with regard to President Biden's COVID diagnosis and compared it to when Trump tested positive.

July 21, 2022

New York county official urges residents to get vaccinated after first case of polio in years

After the first case of polio in nearly a decade was confirmed a New York county, health officials are urging residents to get up-to-date vaccinations.

July 21, 2022

New York county confirms case of polio

The New York Department of Health alerted the public to a case of polio confirmed in a Rockland County resident – the first in the United States in nearly a decade.

July 21, 2022

White House doesn't know where Biden caught COVID-19, says it's not important

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said during Thursday's briefing that reporters shouldn't be focused on determining where President Biden contracted COVID-19.

July 21, 2022

Australia sees surge in COVID deaths with Omicron outbreak

Australia saw record COVID deaths on Thursday in the wake of an outbreak of Omicron variants BA.4 and 5. These variants are adept at evading immunities.